THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR EASTERN U.S. EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 PM EDT SAT NOV 01 2014

...SNOW CONTINUES ALONG THE SPINE OF THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS...EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEAST TONIGHT...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE APPALACHIANS IN
TENNESSEE...NORTH CAROLINA...VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY. WINTER STORM
WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF MAINE.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
A LARGER AREA INCLUDING MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...AS WELL AS
FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 PM EDT...A STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 997 MB...29.44 INCHES...WAS CENTERED OFF THE COAST OF
NORTH CAROLINA...APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE
HATTERAS. THE SURFACE LOW IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. A COLD FRONT
EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE SURFACE LOW TO THE BAHAMAS. BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT...AN UNUSUALLY COLD AIR MASS WAS MOVING INTO MUCH OF
THE APPALACHIANS AND SOUTHEASTERN U.S...WITH TEMPERATURES TODAY AS
MUCH AS 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE IN SOME AREAS. AN
ADDITIONAL SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995 MB...29.38
INCHES...WAS CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LONG
ISLAND...AND ALSO MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL
ALONG THE SPINE OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...AS NORTHWESTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW CONTINUES. SNOW FELL
EARLIER THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA...WITH COLUMBIA RECEIVING THE EARLIEST SNOWFALL ON
RECORD. RAIN WAS FALLING FROM THE COASTAL PLAIN OF THE CAROLINAS
NORTHWARD ACROSS PARTS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND INTO THE
NORTHEAST...IN ASSOCIATION WITH BOTH SURFACE LOW CENTERS. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EDT SAT
NOV 01 THROUGH 400 PM EDT SAT NOV 01...

...GEORGIA...
BRASSTOWN BALD                        2.0                    
DAWSONVILLE 15 NW                     2.0                    
JASPER 6 NE                           2.0                    
BLUE RIDGER 9.4 WNW                   1.5                    
DAHLONEGA 9 N                         1.0                    
MORGANTON 3.1 SSE                     1.0                    

...KENTUCKY...
HARLAN 3 N                            5.0                    
LYNCH                                 5.0                    
DELPHIA                               4.0                    
PAYNE GAP 1 E                         4.0                    
WHITESBURG 4 SSE                      4.0                    
FONDE 3 NE                            3.0                    
CLOVER BOTTOM 1 WSW                   2.2                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
SPRING CREEK                         22.0                    
LUCK 6 WSW                           18.0                    
HOT SPRINGS 8.4 SSW                   8.0                    
MAGGIE VALLEY                         8.0                    
WEAVERVILLE                           7.5                    
MARSHALL 3 NW                         7.0                    
ASHEVILLE AIRPORT 6 NE                6.0                    
BEECH MOUNTAIN                        6.0                    
HENDERSONVILLE 6.1 SSW                6.0                    
ROBBINSVILLE 6 NE                     6.0                    
CANTON 8.0 SSE                        5.9                    
LAUREL SPRINGS                        5.9                    
MARS HILL 5.0 NNW                     5.7                    
WEST JEFFERSON 1 ESE                  5.3                    
BULADEAN                              5.0                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CLINTON                               2.8                    
BEREA 1 NNW                           2.5                    
GREENWOOD 5.0 W                       2.5                    
GILBERT 3 S                           2.0                    
LEXINGTON 5 W                         2.0                    
PELION                                2.0                    
BATESBURG                             1.0                    
E PELZER                              1.0                    
RED BANK                              1.0                    
SALUDA                                1.0                    

...TENNESSEE...
GATLINBURG 5 E                       22.0                    
HARTFORD 2 SSW                       12.8                    
HOT SPRINGS 6 NNE                     9.2                    
DEL RIO 8 NE                          9.0                    
COSBY 5 SSW                           7.0                    
HAMPTON 8 SE                          7.0                    
GREENEVILLE 3.0 S                     4.1                    
JONESBOROUGH 2 SSW                    3.7                    
JOHNSON CITY 3 NE                     3.5                    
MONTEREY                              3.0                    
BRISTON 1.2 WNW                       2.5                    
JAMESTOWN 3 SE                        2.0                    
PARROTTSVILLE 1 N                     2.0                    
SPENCER 9 SSE                         2.0                    
GRUETLI-LAAGER                        1.5                    

...VIRGINIA...
ABINGDON                              5.0                    
INDEPENDENCE 5 NE                     4.0                    
MEADOWS OF DAN                        4.0                    
NORA 4 SSE                            4.0                    
TAZEWELL                              4.0                    
GALAX                                 3.8                    
ELK CREEK                             3.0                    
FLOYD                                 3.0                    
MOUNTAIN LAKE                         3.0                    
WOODLAWN                              3.0                    
MARION                                2.2                    
RURAL RETREAT                         2.0                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
BLUEFIELD                             3.0                    
SNOWSHORE                             1.0                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...GEORGIA...
TYBEE ISLAND 1 SSW                    50                    
RACCOON BLUFF 22 ESE                  49                    
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD                  45                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
CHARLESTON 4 ESE                      46                    


THE SURFACE LOW OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN
TONIGHT AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD...AND IS FORECAST TO BE OFF THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY SUNDAY MORNING AS IT BEGINS TO
CONSOLIDATE WITH THE SURFACE LOW FARTHER NORTH. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS
BEFORE BEGINNING TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF EARLY SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH A
FEW SNOW SHOWERS COULD PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE FORECAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE BEFORE SNOW COMES TO
AN END...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF GREATER THAN 20
INCHES POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
ADDITIONAL SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
WEST VIRGINIA.

AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT...RAIN
WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS
COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF
ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY BUT
IS FORECAST TO PERSIST ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS FORECAST TO FALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MAINE...WHERE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ARE FORECAST.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. FARTHER SOUTH...FROM SOUTHERN
MAINE INTO MUCH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND PORTIONS OF
VERMONT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
ADDITIONALLY...AS THE SURFACE LOW INTENSIFIES OFF THE NEW ENGLAND
COASTLINE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NEW ENGLAND...FROM MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE
ISLAND NORTHWARD TO MAINE...WHERE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE
FORECAST. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL
PORTIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 438 PM EDT SAT NOV 01 2014